@microsoft/fast-element > composedParent

composedParent() function

Retrieves the "composed parent" element of a node, ignoring DOM tree boundaries. When the parent of a node is a shadow-root, it will return the host element of the shadow root. Otherwise it will return the parent node or null if no parent node exists.

Signature:

export declare function composedParent<T extends HTMLElement>(element: T): HTMLElement | null;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
element	T	The element for which to retrieve the composed parent

Returns:

HTMLElement | null